Setup SQL Server 2008 : Service SQLBrowser start request failed

This week I was working on SQL server 2008 setup problem in cluster. But this issue could be occurs also in a standalone installation.

Action: Run SQL Setup on the second node. The SQL Server 2008 setup was working fine at the beginning but failing almost at the end of the process with the following error message: SQLBrowser start request failed. Click Retry to retry the failed action, or click Cancel to cancel this action and continue setup

Result: Unable to add a second node on an existing cluster SQL Server 2008

SQLBrowser: The last attempted operation: Starting the SQL Server Browser service 'SQLBrowser', and waiting for up to '900' seconds for the process to complete. .Slp: Prompting user if they want to retry this action due to the following failure:Slp: ----------------------------------------Slp: The following is an exception stack listing the exceptions in outermost to innermost orderSlp: Inner exceptions are being indentedSlp: Slp: Exception type: Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Sco.ScoExceptionSlp: Message: Slp: Service 'SQLBrowser' start request failed.Slp: Data: Slp: Feature = SQL_Browser_Redist_SqlBrowser_Cpu32Slp: Timing = StartupSlp: DisableRetry = true

Resolution: I solved this issue by slipstream the setup including SP1 directly. I invite you to follow the article KB below:

Step 1: Download the service pack package that matches you system architecture. For example download the x64 package of SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1 if your system is an x64-based system.

Step 2: Extract the service pack by running the following command: SQLServer2008SP1-KB968369-x64-ENU.exe /x:C:\SQL2008SP1Step 3: Run the following file to install the setup support files: C:\SQL2008SP1\x64\setup\1033\sqlsupport.msi

Step 4: Run the Setup.exe file from the SQL Server 2008 source media by specifying the /PCUSource parameter. For example:Setup.exe /PCUSource=C:\SQL2008SP1

SQLBrowser: The last attempted operation: Starting the SQL Server Browser service 'SQLBrowser', and waiting for up to '900' seconds for the process to complete. .Slp: Prompting user if they want to retry this action due to the following failure:Slp: ----------------------------------------Slp: The following is an exception stack listing the exceptions in outermost to innermost orderSlp: Inner exceptions are being indentedSlp: Slp: Exception type: Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Sco.ScoExceptionSlp: Message: Slp: Service 'SQLBrowser' start request failed.Slp: Data: Slp: Feature = SQL_Browser_Redist_SqlBrowser_Cpu32Slp: Timing = StartupSlp: DisableRetry = true

SQLBrowser: The last attempted operation: Starting the SQL Server Browser service 'SQLBrowser', and waiting for up to '900' seconds for the process to complete. .Slp: Prompting user if they want to retry this action due to the following failure:Slp: ----------------------------------------Slp: The following is an exception stack listing the exceptions in outermost to innermost orderSlp: Inner exceptions are being indentedSlp: Slp: Exception type: Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Sco.ScoExceptionSlp: Message: Slp: Service 'SQLBrowser' start request failed.Slp: Data: Slp: Feature = SQL_Browser_Redist_SqlBrowser_Cpu32Slp: Timing = StartupSlp: DisableRetry = true